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Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Actor · Born December 18, 1950 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is best known for his eponymous annual book of movie capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, which was published annually from 1969 to 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Maltin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 18

2020s

  1. 2022

    Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

    Movie

2010s

  1. 2014
  2. 2010

    Searchers 2.0

    Film Critic

2000s

  1. 2006

    My Dad, Walt Disney

    Movie

  2. 2005

    Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

    Movie

  3. William Powell: A True Gentleman

    Movie

  4. 2004

    A Conversation with Roy Disney

    Movie

  5. Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

    Leonard Maltin

  6. 2002

    Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

    Leonard Maltin

  7. 2001

    The Crockett Craze

    Movie

  8. Songs of the Silly Symphonies

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1996
  2. 1994

    Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada

    Movie

  3. 1990

1950s

  1. 1954

    Davy Crockett

    DVD Release Host

Wrote 11

2000s

  1. 2004

    The Man Behind the Duck

    Writer

  2. The Voice Behind the Mouse

    Writer

  3. Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

    Writer

  4. A Conversation with John Hench

    Writer

  5. A Conversation with Joe Grant

    Screenplay

  6. 2002

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Book, Writer

1990s

  1. 1993

    The Making of 'Rio Grande'

    Writer

  2. Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory

    Writer

  3. 1992

    Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

    Writer

  4. The Making of High Noon

    Writer

  5. 1991

    Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece

    Writer

Produced 8

2000s

  1. 2004

    The Man Behind the Duck

    Producer

  2. The Voice Behind the Mouse

    Producer

  3. A Conversation with John Hench

    Producer

  4. A Conversation with Joe Grant

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1993

    The Making of 'Rio Grande'

    Executive Producer

  2. 1992

    Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

    Producer

  3. The Making of High Noon

    Producer

1980s

  1. 1984

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Associate Producer

Appearances132

2020s

  1. 2026

    The First Five Minutes... The Title Design Legacy of Dan Perri

    self

  2. Now, Irving Rapper

    Self

  3. 2025
  4. Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

    Self

  5. 2024
  6. Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

    Self

  7. Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

    Self

  8. 2023
  9. Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

    Self

  10. 2022

    Only in Theaters

    Self

  11. To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

    Self

  12. 2021

    Cinema's First Colors

    Narrator

  13. Cinema Finds Its Voice

    Narrator

  14. The Méliès Mystery

    Narrator

  15. 2020

    Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

    Self

  2. Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

    Himself

  3. Carl Laemmle

    Himself

  4. 2018
  5. Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

    Himself

  6. 2017

    This Is Bob Hope...

    Self

  7. Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

    Self

  8. Cartoon Camera

    Self (Host)

  9. John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    Self

  10. 2016

    The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

    Self

  11. 2015

    Notfilm

    Self

  12. Women He's Undressed

    Self

  13. 2014

    The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

    Self

  14. That Guy Dick Miller

    Self

  15. 2013

    The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    Self

  16. The One and Only June Foray

    Self

  17. 2012

    Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

    Himself

  18. 2011

    Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

    Himself

  19. Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Self

  20. These Amazing Shadows

    Self

  21. 2010

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    Self · 7 episodes

  22. Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Self

  2. Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

    Self

  3. Vittorio D.

    Self

  4. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    Self

  5. Dick Tracy Special

    Himself

  6. The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

    Self

  7. Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

    Self - Film Critic and Historian · 6 episodes

  8. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    Self

  9. 2008

    The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

    Self

  10. Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

    Self

  11. Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Self

  12. Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

    Himself

  13. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Self

  14. 2007
  15. Bloodsucking Cinema

    Self

  16. Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

    Himself

  17. Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

    Self

  18. 2006

    Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

    Self

  19. American Scary

    Himself

  20. 2005

    From Kansas City to Hollywood

    Self

  21. Alias Nick and Nora

    Self

  22. The Annie Awards

    Self - Host · 1 episode

  23. 2004

    The Man Behind the Duck

    Self

  24. Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

    Self

  25. The Voice Behind the Mouse

    Himself

  26. Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

    Himself

  27. A Conversation with Joe Grant

    Himself

  28. 2003

    Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

    Self

  29. A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

    Self

  30. Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

    Self

  31. Curtains for Roy Earle

    Self

  32. Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

    Himself

  33. Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Self

  34. Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

    Self, Film Historian

  35. 2002

    Studio Tour

    self

  36. Cinerama Adventure

    Self

  37. John Ford Goes to War

    Self - Interviewee

  38. 2001

    A Conversation with Fess Parker

    Host

  39. The Omen Legacy

    Self

  40. Celebrating Dumbo

    Self

  41. Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

    Self / Interviewer

  42. Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

    Narrator

  43. 2000

    The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

    Self

  44. The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

    Self

  45. Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

    Self

  46. Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

    Self

  47. Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

    Self

  48. Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

    Self

  49. Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

    Himself

  2. Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

    Self - Film Critic and Historian

  3. 1998
  4. Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

    Self

  5. 1997

    The Secrets of 007

    Self

  6. Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece

    Self

  7. Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

    Self - Film Historian

  8. Forgotten Silver

    Self

  9. Frank Capra's American Dream

    Self (voice)

  10. The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

    Self

  11. 1996

    E! True Hollywood Story

    Self · 1 episode

  12. 1995
  13. James Dean and Me

    Self (uncredited)

  14. 1994

    Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

    Self

  15. 1993
  16. The Making of 'Rio Grande'

    Self

  17. Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory

    Host

  18. 1992

    Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

    Self

  19. The Magical World of Chuck Jones

    Self

  20. The Making of High Noon

    Self - Presenter

1980s

  1. 1989

    Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

    Himself

  2. 1986

    W.C. Fields: Straight Up

    Self

  3. 1985

    Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

    Self

  4. 1984

    The Making of the Stooges

    Self

  5. 1981

1930s

  1. 1930

    Animators At Play

    Narrator

No release date

  1. Monty and the Movies

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

2000s

  1. 2001

    Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

    Thanks